Hospital or sleeping garment



v. DE AN.

HOSPITAL OR SLEEPING GARMQNT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7. 1920.

Patented May 18,1920.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

VERNIE DEAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HOSPITAL OR SLEEPING GARMENT.

Application filed. January 7, 1920.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VnnNin DEAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of l ayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hospital or Sleeping Garments, and declare the followingt-o be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a hospital and outdoor sleeping garment, shown in the accompanying drawings and more particularly described in the following specification and claims One of the objects and principal purposes of this invention is to arovide a sleeping garment adapted for either indoor or outdoor use in which the construction is such that when laundried it may be readily ironed by passing it between the rolls of a mangle.

One of the features of the present invert tion is the construction of a garment having straight parallel sides when folded fiat, thereby providing for a regular uniform feed between the rolls of a mangle in much the same manner as is possible with sheets, table cloths or other fiat work.

It being well understood that the ordinary shirt or garment of a like character, shaped in the usual manner to conform to the figure and provided with attached sleeves cannot be ironed by a mangle with any degree of success :it is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide a garment which may be readily laundried at a minimum of expense.

A further object of this invention is to provide a construction in which the face of the wearer may be protected from inclement weather when worn as an outdoor sleeping garment and also to provide means whereby a pillow may be retained in position to support the head without danger of displacement.

A further object of the invention is to provide the garment with detachable sleeves if desired which may be removed for laundrying, the construction of the sleeves being such that they may be readily fed between the rolls of a mangle without danger of be ing twisted, creased or wrinkled during the process of ironing.

Another feature of the invention is to Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Serial No. 349,946.

provide an attached flap or apron adapted to cover the lower divided portion of the garment in order that when the bed covers are removed for attendance upon the patient the divided portion of the garment will not be evident ;the appearance being much the same as though a sheet covered the patient. lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed it being understood that changes may be made in the precise embodiment of the invention herein shown without departing from the spirit of the same.

In the drawings accompanying this specification:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the garment with a portion of the apron removed to show its divided, or leg portion, also indicating in dotted lines a detachable cape forming the sleeves of the garment, which may be worn or not as desired.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the garment sl o the manner of securing the upper divided portion of the garment together when worn.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and indicates the flat character of the garment when folded to go through the mangle.

F 1g. 4r is a vertical sectional view on line l-% of Fig. 1.

5 is an elevation of the detachable cape or sleeves, showing in dotted lines the rows of stitches forming the arms of the sleeves.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the garment with a detachable head covering provided with a pocket to receive a pillow.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary cross sectional view through the detachable head covering, attached to the garment.

Fig. 8 is an inside elevation of the detachable head covering showing the pillow in the pocket provided therefor.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings A, denotes the garment as a whole, which is substantially rectangular in shape when flat, the lower portion having a central slit 13, forming legs 0 ;the edges of which are sewed together as indicated at D by dotted lines.

If, denotes an opening at the top of the garment for the neck of the wearer ;--the ortions F, F, overlapping the shoulders being at substantially right an les to the sides G, G, of the garment. I'l indicates a row of stitches forming short sleeves or arms H.

1, denotes a plurality 0 tie tapes for securing the overlapping side walls at the back of the garment. J, indicates an apron, sewed along its upper edge to the body of the garment and covering the lower divided portion of the same that it may appear that the patient is covered with a sheet even through the regular bed coverings have been removed.

K, indicates a detachable cape or sleeves and consists of a substantially rectangular portion of cloth having a central opening for the neck of the wearer, the ends of the cape being sewed indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 to form sleeves,the lower edges being also sewed together if desired.

L, is a detachable head covering secured by a plurality of snap fasteners M to the front of the garment, and is designed to protect the face of the wearer rom inclement weather and may if desired be constructed of suitable water proof material.

The covering L folds back over the head of the wearer, and is provided with a pocket L to receive a pillow or cushion U, which is thus secured against accidental dislodgment.

Having thus indicated the several features by reference letters it will now be seen that the garment when folded approximates in shape a table cloth, sheet, or other flat work and as the sides of the garment are parallel and at right angles to the ends of the garment it may be easily fer through the rolls of a mangle without danger of wrinkling being thus ironed at a minimum expenditure of time and labor.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A garment of the character described of bag-like shape having straight parallel side edges when flat, the ends being at right angles to the sides, rows of stitches extending inwardly from the edges of the garment in spaced relation to its top to form sleeve openings at the sides thereof, the lower portion of the garment having a central slit, the

edges of the respective slitted portions being sewed together to form legs, the upper portion of the garment divided at the back to admit the wearer, and means for securing the divided portion of the garment together when in use.

2. A garment of the character described of bag-like shape, having straight parallel side edges, the ends of the garment forming a right-angle with its sids edges when folded flat, a neck opening at one end, an overlapping divided back communicating with the neck opening, means for securing the walls of the divided back together when worn, lines of stitching extending inwardly from the straight side edges of the garment in spaced relation to the top edge of the garment, forming sleeve openings, the lower portion of the garment having a central slit with the edges of the slitted portion secured together to form legs, and an apron secured to the body of the garment, adapted to over lap and hide its lower slitted or leg portion.

A sleeping garment having straight parallel side edges with ends formed at right angles thereto, its lower portion having a central slit parallel with its side edges. the edges of the slitted portion being sewed together to form legs, an apron secured to the front of the garment adapted to cover its divided leg portion, and a detachable capelike sleeve folded to overlap the upper por tion of the body of the garment, said sleeve portion having straight parallel side edges, with ends cut at right angles thereto, the side edges being sewed together for a por tion of their length to form sleeves.

l. A sleeping garment having straight parallel side edges with ends at right angles thereto when flat, a detachable head-cover of rectangular form adapted to be removably secured to the body of the garment and to overlap the face and to extend beneath the head of the wearer, a cushion, and a pocket formed in the wall of said head cover portion to receive said cushion.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

VERNIE DEAN.

VVitnesses:

S. E. THOMAS, JOHN CoNsInINE, J r. 

